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SpaceX after loss of Falcon 9 with CRS-7 DRAGON spacecraft is going to launch upgraded Falcon 9 1.2V with SES-9 satellite under contract with SES. With constellation of 53 satellites SES Company is not going to rest on laurels. On 20th November 2015 from launch site SLC-41 in Cape Canaveral ASF is planned launch of next Direct-to-Home satellite…

ESA weather satellite Sentinel-3A will be launched from launch site 133 in Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia. European earth observation program called Copernicus, is reaching another point in the development. ESA planned launching next satellite in the cooperation with Eurockot joint-venture Company on January 2016 after postponing from December 2015. Sentinel-3A was designed by Thales-Alenia Space specially for weather forecasting…

It is going to be 227th Ariane launch planned from ELA-3 launch site in Guiana Space Centre. This time payload is two broadcasting satellites, GSAT-15 (operated by Indian space research organization) and Arabsat-6B. Since 1969, when ISRO was established by Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, its goal was clearly stated: support national development with…

11th GPS satellite - BLOCK IIF-11 (SV-12) is going to be launched atop of Atlas V 401 rocket from Cape Canaveral. On 30th October 2015 from Cape Canaveral launch site SLC-41 will be launched penultimate GPS satellite under contract signed between U.S. Air Force and Boeing in 1996. As far as Air Force reduced number of…

Planned launch of Turksat-4B, Turkish telecommunication and direct TV broadcasting satellite from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Fast growing TV market demands new possibilities. Turksat company will set expansion of broadcasting services for Turkey, West (Turkey, North Africa, Europe) and East (Turkey, Middle East, Asia). This way company is going to confirm its position in market of broadcasting…

NROL-55 mission for National Reconnaissance Office will be launched on 8th of October 2015 from Vandenberg, California. It will utilize United Launch Alliance ATLAS V rocket. Next classified mission is starting on 8th October from Vandenberg AFB SLC-3. As usual with NRO mission payload has not been made public. Auxiliary payload is known – thirteen Cubesat satellites…

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The news was surfacing in the recent past that Facebook is on the verge of implementing an internet satellite in the outer orbital world. This will help in boosting the connectivity and bringing better access to the internet. Working along with Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg may head to head lead in the space. FCC filings reported the matter. It is Continue Reading...